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Gannett Westchester December 14, 1987 Section STEVE page D1 ever did involved a tribute," Allen said. "We'd bring somebody like Richard Rodgers on and say, 'Good evening, folks. If you don't like Richard Rodgers, we'll see you tomorrow, because that's what we're going to do for the next 90 God, it was thrilling stuff." A silly seizure One of Allen's most memorable moments gave America an acute case of the giggles on his Sunday night show in 1958. Before portraying sports writer "Big Bill Allen," one of his comic creations, Allen hurriedly applied a greasy conditioner to his hair, which left it sticking out clumsily over his ears. Grabbing his hat and rushing onstage without checking his appearance, Allen began his routine.

only to catch a glimpse of his goofy face in the monitor. "It would only happen on live TV," said Allen, recalling how he lapsed into a prolonged laughing fit that would appear to ebb, only to erupt anew in uncontrollable giggles. "Forty million people were watching me that night, and that was part of my problem. Once I was gone, everything struck me funny. The fact that it was striking me funny, struck me funny.

Everyone's had that experience, if they're lucky." Cultured chatter Though Allen's comedy has been the cornerstone of his career, it's a more intellectual accomplishment that he said will outlast him the 1 Emmy-award-winning "Meeting of Minds" series on PBS. His "ultimate talk show," which ran for 24 episodes from 1977-81, offered weighty debates between actors dressed as great historical figures, in dialogues written by Allen. "It's the only thing I've done that people can profit from a thousand 1 years from now. They won't know who the tall guy with the glasses is, but they'll know who THE ACES BY BOBBY WOLFF "Success is that old ABC ability, breaks and courage." Charles Luckman. Success in today's game appears to depend upon a good guess in either of two finesses.

In these situations, a combination of plays usually works better than any single play. South refuses the first spade and wins the next, giving himself an extra few seconds to think about his best play. If the heart finesse wins, he has nine quick tricks. The same reasoning applies to the diamond finesse: If he can pick up the queen, he has an equivalent nine tricks. Which way should he go? The answer is that he should try neither finesse immediately.

Either one offers only a 50 percent chance of success. He can increase his overall chances appreciably by first trying to drop a singleton or doubleton diamond queen, and if that doesn't work, he can fall back on the 50 percent heart finesse. After winning his spade ace, South should play his diamond jack just in case West is in a mood to cover. When he doesn't, dummy's ace goes up and another diamond is won by the king. The queen drops obligingly and the rest is easy.

South takes his winners on the run and the defenders get only four tricks. NORTH 12-14-A 83 A 10 07 A 85 10 7 2 WEST EAST 1097 652 64 7 852 04 732 4QJ96 54 SOUTH 4A4 Q93 10 9 6 PA 83 Vulnerable: Both Dealer: South The bidding: South West North East 2 2 4 3 4 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: Spade king LEAD WITH THE ACES 12-14-B South holds: 10 10 9 8 3 4 102 East South West North Pass Pass ANSWER: Spade jack. Partner's cheap sellout advertises spade length, and with so few HCP with South, North is marked with a good hand. It's a good time to shut out declarer's small trumps. Send bridge questions to The Aces, P.O.

Box 12363, Dallas, Texas 75225, with self-addressed, stamped envelope for reply. Copyright, 1987, United Feature Syndicate Plato and Socrates were," said Allen. "Reading the sources from which I drew the material, it was like a detective thing unfolding in Noodling on the piano while his studio guests chat, Allen stops to munch from a bag of popcorn and sip from a can of Coke. He rejoins the conversation as Simone discusses the wave of reunion shows Clipboard SUPPORT GROUPS my mind. It was the great story of Western civilization and I all for canceled television series.

was WOMEN'S DIVORCE GROUP: alone, figuring where the pieces "Did you know they're planning A newly formed mutual support fit." a reunion for the sitcom, 'Welcome group, for women who are It doesn't take a detective to Back, Simone asks. separating or divorcing, meets determine where Allen fits into the Allen cocks an eyebrow. "It was Monday evenings in the Armonk pantheon of American entertain- called 'Welcome Back' in the first area. For information, call 241- but instead of standing pat, he place, wasn't it?" 2149 or 234-6070. ers, strides forward.

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